Nooo!! Don't die Gackt!! XDDD
I was searching through my old "peach"-issues and stumbled over a little comic drawn by a german mangaka-team called DUAL.
Since this is a german magazine, apparently it's also in german, but I translated the bubbles for those who don't understand german^^ you can find it below the pic. ;)
"PiChiPa" - mini-comic featured in german "peach"(issue #4 -05/06 2006) -made by DUAL
(western reading-style)
- "Ah...This super-rare gackt-poster will bring me a fortune on ebay!"
- "You can't do that! That would be highest treachery!"
- "I won't let you get away with this by any means!"
- "Ying, wait! Whatever you're doing, just don't think about..uh..GACKT!!!"
- "Oh my god, I think I just killed Gackt."
- "The precious thing unitentionally got a lot more value..."
Note: This is a persiflage on the manga "Death Note", where the owner of the note can write in a persons name while thinking of the face of the victim and then this person dies.(just in case you didn't get the joke^^)
And another thing I found worth sharing is a short interview with Miyavi -there's nothing we don't know already, but it's nice how he talks about S.K.I.N. :D And maybe the photos will make some Miyavi-fans happy^^ (those nails! O_o and obviously these pics were taken on AX, judging his backstage-pass^^ btw, he's signing some peach-issues the readers could win..;)
Interview with Miyavi in german "J-Beat"(special issue of "peach")
Q: What were your first thoughts when Yoshiki asked you to join S.K.I.N.?
M: I was touched.
Q: What is it like to play in a band again? What do you think of your bandmates?
M: They're my senpai. You could say they were outriders of visual kei (is this the right word? it says "vorreiter"..-maybe "inventors" would fit better here..>.<; ). I respect that, but in the band were're all equal. It's almost like back with Due'le Quartz.
Q: How do you coordinate your solo-career and S.K.I.N.?
M: It's working quite fine. The difference lies especially in responsibility. Solo is just me and the band discusses, I can only be a member there. I've been the leader of Due'le Quartz and had to decide on everything, despite being the youngest.
Q: Why are you so successful in germany?
M: I don't know. Maybe it's because of my style. But the internet is also helpful, the fans get a lot of information there.
Q: You're often changing your style -where do you get the inspiration?
M: Currently from the kabuki-theater! I respect that very much. My style is a mix of kabuki and visual kei.
Q: Do you have certain strengths or weaknesses in composing your songs?
M: I can play the guitar well. I know many japanese phrases for the lyrics but maybe my singing isn't so good (laughs).
Q: What inspires you?
M: Everything in life, movies, love, anime and even the bathroom.
Q: What do your parants say to your career?
M: My parents are not so strict and let me do what I want. They support me and just want me to do my best.
Q: Many musicians are very different when being on stage than in private. What's that like for you?
M: I always want to be Miyavi, regardless when.
"S.K.I.N.-box"-translation:
With S.K.I.N., Yoshiki (ex-drummer and pianist of X-Japan) and Gackt founded a unique band which also features Visual Kei-star Miyavi, ex-Luna-Sea-guitarist Sugizo and Gackts bassist Ju-Ken. (transl. note: of course this is wrong, as Ju-Ken is NOT the official bassist for S.K.I.N -and they wrote his name wrong....-.-;)
The news of the founding of this sensational combination was like the explosion of a bomb and the first show of the band on the american AnimeExpo became one of THE mega-events of the current J-Rock-scene.
sorry for any mistakes I might have made -feel free to use the translation anywhere -just state that the comic above was made by DUAL, I don't want to get into trouble...;)
x-posted to my journal, dears and skin_band
Since this is a german magazine, apparently it's also in german, but I translated the bubbles for those who don't understand german^^ you can find it below the pic. ;)
"PiChiPa" - mini-comic featured in german "peach"(issue #4 -05/06 2006) -made by DUAL
(western reading-style)
- "Ah...This super-rare gackt-poster will bring me a fortune on ebay!"
- "You can't do that! That would be highest treachery!"
- "I won't let you get away with this by any means!"
- "Ying, wait! Whatever you're doing, just don't think about..uh..GACKT!!!"
- "Oh my god, I think I just killed Gackt."
- "The precious thing unitentionally got a lot more value..."
Note: This is a persiflage on the manga "Death Note", where the owner of the note can write in a persons name while thinking of the face of the victim and then this person dies.(just in case you didn't get the joke^^)
And another thing I found worth sharing is a short interview with Miyavi -there's nothing we don't know already, but it's nice how he talks about S.K.I.N. :D And maybe the photos will make some Miyavi-fans happy^^ (those nails! O_o and obviously these pics were taken on AX, judging his backstage-pass^^ btw, he's signing some peach-issues the readers could win..;)
Interview with Miyavi in german "J-Beat"(special issue of "peach")
Q: What were your first thoughts when Yoshiki asked you to join S.K.I.N.?
M: I was touched.
Q: What is it like to play in a band again? What do you think of your bandmates?
M: They're my senpai. You could say they were outriders of visual kei (is this the right word? it says "vorreiter"..-maybe "inventors" would fit better here..>.<; ). I respect that, but in the band were're all equal. It's almost like back with Due'le Quartz.
Q: How do you coordinate your solo-career and S.K.I.N.?
M: It's working quite fine. The difference lies especially in responsibility. Solo is just me and the band discusses, I can only be a member there. I've been the leader of Due'le Quartz and had to decide on everything, despite being the youngest.
Q: Why are you so successful in germany?
M: I don't know. Maybe it's because of my style. But the internet is also helpful, the fans get a lot of information there.
Q: You're often changing your style -where do you get the inspiration?
M: Currently from the kabuki-theater! I respect that very much. My style is a mix of kabuki and visual kei.
Q: Do you have certain strengths or weaknesses in composing your songs?
M: I can play the guitar well. I know many japanese phrases for the lyrics but maybe my singing isn't so good (laughs).
Q: What inspires you?
M: Everything in life, movies, love, anime and even the bathroom.
Q: What do your parants say to your career?
M: My parents are not so strict and let me do what I want. They support me and just want me to do my best.
Q: Many musicians are very different when being on stage than in private. What's that like for you?
M: I always want to be Miyavi, regardless when.
"S.K.I.N.-box"-translation:
With S.K.I.N., Yoshiki (ex-drummer and pianist of X-Japan) and Gackt founded a unique band which also features Visual Kei-star Miyavi, ex-Luna-Sea-guitarist Sugizo and Gackts bassist Ju-Ken. (transl. note: of course this is wrong, as Ju-Ken is NOT the official bassist for S.K.I.N -and they wrote his name wrong....-.-;)
The news of the founding of this sensational combination was like the explosion of a bomb and the first show of the band on the american AnimeExpo became one of THE mega-events of the current J-Rock-scene.
sorry for any mistakes I might have made -feel free to use the translation anywhere -just state that the comic above was made by DUAL, I don't want to get into trouble...;)
x-posted to my journal, dears and skin_band